Originally posted by Jakub
I already have XTR levers (8-ones) so I would rather stay with shimano. In Poland I can't get XTR 2002 any more. So my choice is limited to 2003 XTR and 2002 XT.
I'm running XTR levers with Avid Arch Rival 50s and they stop better than XTR. FWIW, 2003 XTR Vs are only cosmetically different than 2002 XTR Vs. How that relates to 2002 XT I don't know. I guess one would have to know the differences between 2002 XT and 2002 XTR.